God in My Eye

One of the greatest challenges in my spiritual life has been the credenza of god as a being, yet not genius of kind-hearted form. As an individual with Aspergers Syndrome, I conceive and see in black and white, figuratively speaking, that is. To see things subjectively, I have to work at it, and even then I am generally unsuccessful due to the distractions in my legal opinion that steer me back to simple reality. My Catholic religion teaches me that god was indeed not human Himself, but affirms that He barely appeared human through His son, Jesus. In my mind, if He is referred to as God the dumb ground of Jesus Christ, then He should be a man; a powerful man with height and faculty and forcefulness like no other. That is why God the Father with Angels by Giotto di Bond genius, the great painter and architect of the Italian Renaissance, grabbed me as soon as I read its title.
In this splendiferous piece of work, I saw God, just as I had Him pictured secretly in my mind. I looked into His solid view and it was as if He too was looking back at me. He looked critical, but gentle. I saw judgment, but fairness. It was if He was looking into my eyes and letting me know that He has seen the tendency of my entire life since that day that I was conceived. This is confirmed when I note that He is holding what I believe to be an olive leaf.



The olive tree, in Revelations in the New testament of the Bible, is referred to as the tree of life. Close to His chest He clutches, what I believe to be, the Old Testament. This book is the foundation for my religion. I found myself, for the first time in my life, staring into Gods eyes and He into mine, with my life in His hands.
Equally as powerful, the angels in Giottos masterpiece are enthralling. Each one shields herself from the vision of the Almighty. Is it that they fear Him, or is it that they simple cannot handle His human form? It makes me wonder if any among us could be in His human presence without shielding our eyes. Because we are...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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